Radio Taiwan International’s Shortwave Transmissions in English

Something is weird at Radio Taiwan International (RTI). Their English-language transmission for South Asia on 9405 kHz, at 16:00 UTC, usually comes in rather well in Europe, too. However, the opening bulletins are always old news. It was the Friday bulletin when I listened on Monday (yesterday), and the Monday bulletin when I listened again on Tuesday (today). On both days, the audio files they had chosen for transmission were actually correct – Monday’s program was according to schedule with "Beyond the Reefs" and "Doomscroll News Report" on Monday, and "Hear in Taiwan" on Tuesday. But why the old news on an otherwise current reel?

I found the same pattern on July 11 last year, when that Friday program ran the Thursday news bulletin.

This means that a news bulletin that the European audience gets to hear in French and German at 19:00 UTC on one day, will be beamed to South Asian listeners only a day – 21 hours – later.

The English transmissions are still worth to be listened to, but RTI gives away a classical ace that radio could and should have: speediness, if not realtime newsbreaking.

Suggestion: let’s send the occasional reception report to RTI’s English service, and express our surprise that the only English-language transmission available on shortwave (as far as I know, it is their only one) broadcasts old news. To show that we care might help keeping the program on air.

Half a Century of Connection: RTI’s Spanish Service Turns 50

https://swling.com/blog/2026/03/half-a-century-of-connection-rtis-spanish-service-turns-50/

#DavidIuresciaLW4DAF #RadioTaiwanInternational #RTI

Wusste gar nicht das so etwas gibt aber schön zu sehen.🇹🇼🎙️

#taiwan #radio #rti #radiotaiwaninternational

https://www.rti.org.tw/de/index

Radio Taiwan International and Radio Prague Recent Highlights

https://swling.com/blog/2026/01/radio-taiwan-international-and-radio-prague-recent-highlights/

#RadioPrague #RadioTaiwanInternational #RTI

RTI: One-Hour English Broadcast from Taiwanese Students to Norway

https://swling.com/blog/2026/01/rti-one-hour-english-broadcast-from-taiwanese-students-to-norway/

#PaulJamet #RadioTaiwanInternational #RTI #ShortwaveRadioSpecials

RTI’s Spanish & Japanese programs ranking among shortwave broadcasters

https://swling.com/blog/2026/01/rtis-spanish-japanese-programs-ranking-among-shortwave-broadcasters/

#DavidIuresciaLW4DAF #RadioTaiwanInternational #RTI

Taiwan on Shortwave – Then and Now

https://swling.com/blog/2026/01/taiwan-on-shortwave-then-and-now/

#DanGreenall #RadioHistory #RadioNostalgia #RadioTaiwanInternational #Recordings #ShortwaveRadio #TheVoiceOfFreeChina #WRMI

Radio Taiwan International’s 2026 QSL Card Series, Medium Wave Transmission from Göteborg, and other Radio News

Japan

Radio Japan’s Mandarin service continues to air an "AI-voiced" daily news bulletin, retransmitted several times a day. The French service news is still read naturally. The Mandarin bulletin can currently be heard rather well here in NW Germany, from 14:00 to 14:10 UTC on 9750 kHz. The news is followed by a Japanese language course.

Slovakia

Radio Slovakia International appears to be saved (that’s what "Wavescan" previews suggest), and chances are that WRMI will continue to carry RSI’s English and Spanish services. However, the German service is no longer broadcast on shortwave, as the Kall-Krekel transmitter site in Germany has apparently ceased operation on the two frequencies that used to carry RSI programs (3985 and 6005 kHz).

Sweden

Medium wave test transmissions are scheduled from the Radiomuseet in Göteborg, Sweden, on the December 20 and 21 weekend. Frequency: 981 kHz.

Taiwan

Radio Taiwan International has announced its 2026 QSL card series. All of the twelve monthly editions will feature drawings by a Japanese listener, made during a stay of his in Taiwan.

#mediumWave #NHK #QSLCards #RadioSlovakiaInternational #RadioTaiwanInternational #shortwave

Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of CGTN, NHK, and Radio Taiwan International (December 6, 2025)

https://swling.com/blog/2025/12/carlos-illustrated-radio-listening-report-and-recording-of-cgtn-nhk-and-radio-taiwan-international-december-6-2025/

#CarlosLatuff #CGTN #NHKWorld #RadioTaiwanInternational #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio

Blogging Slowly for Now

Busy days, and that may not change until Christmas. So there’s less time for blogging, and for listening.
But I keep listening to about three stations even when my workload increases – there is time when you really want to take it: KBS World Radio’s German service, Radio Romania International’s German service, and the German service of Radio Taiwan International.
And there’s the DARC’s radio program on Sunday mornings, of course. I tune in whenever I can.
Happy listening!

#Europe #KBSWorldRadio #RadioRomaniaInternational #RadioTaiwanInternational